How do I update/download required dependencies?
 

Hello, I am wondering how to obtain the dependencies required by certain programs. The following list details the programs I've downloaded (using slapt-get) and the dependencies that are missing. I am running Backtrack 3 Beta on a Dell Inspirion 8200 laptop with 768 MB of RAM, 1.9 GHz Pentium 4 processor. I do have a small bit of Linux knowledge as I volunteer for a non-profit organization that donates computers to low-income families and we load these machines with Vector Linux 5.9.

The list of programs I already downloaded and used the --ignore-dep command to download them:

Program Required Dependencies

TORCS :: cxxlibs & glut

Tuxsaver :: acl

Ksudoku :: acl

Wesnoth :: bzip2

Stellarium :: cxxlibs & gcc-g++

Units :: glibc-solibs

Wifi-Radar :: Python

Wormux :: cxxlibs

Yes, I know I told slapt-get to ignore the dependency check but I would still like to know how to obtain those dependencies so that in the future I know how to work around the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I have not found a solution yet by searching the web and that's how I came upon this site. Thank you in advance.

Why did you use the --ignore-dep parameter in the first place? Your post implies that you intend to continue doing this. Why?

I used the --ignore-dep parameter in the first place to see if I would still be able to obtain the programs. No, my post does not imply that I will continue to use it, if that were the case, why would I be asking on how to obtain the dependencies? Maybe using "work around" was a poor choice of words, but all I'm asking is how to obtain the dependencies so that I know how to do so in the future. I want to be able to run the programs and have them function properly WITH all the necessary dependencies.

gslapt, which is the gui for slapt-get, has a listing of dependencies for any package that is selected. When you select a package, you'll see at the bottom that there are three tabs: Common, Description, and Dependencies. Simply select a package, and choose the Dependencies tab, and you'll have your answer.

PS, Kudos to you for volunteering for the non-profit organisation that helps low income families. That's great.

You can ldd the binary and it will show you everything it's linked against. Then find out what package contains that library and install it.

Thanks.